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Perceived quality and availability of fruit and vegetables are associated with perceptions of fruit and vegetable affordability among socio-economically disadvantaged women Williams, Lauren K., Thornton, Lukar, Crawford, David and Ball, Kylie 2012, Perceived quality and availability of fruit and vegetables are associated with perceptions of fruit and vegetable affordability among socio-economically disadvantaged women, Public health nutrition, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1262-1267. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads williams-perceivedquality-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 103.34KB 12 Title Perceived quality and availability of fruit and vegetables are associated with perceptions of fruit and vegetable affordability among socio-economically disadvantaged women Author(s) Williams, Lauren K. Thornton, Lukar Crawford, David Ball, Kylie Journal name Public health nutrition Volume number 15 Issue number 7 Start page 1262 End page 1267 Total pages 6 Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of publication Cambridge, England Publication date 2012-07 ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727 Keyword(s) socio-economically disadvantaged women fruit and vegetable affordability fruit and vegetable availability social support Summary Objective Perceptions that fruit and vegetables are expensive have been found to be associated with lower consumption of fruit and vegetables among disadvantaged women; however, the determinants of these perceptions are relatively unknown. The purpose of the current paper is to examine whether perceived availability and quality of fruit and vegetables, and social support for healthy eating, are associated with perceptions of fruit and vegetable affordability among women residing in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Design Cross-sectional self-report survey. Setting The study was conducted in Melbourne, Australia. Subjects An Australian sample of 4131 women, aged 18–45 years, residing in neighbourhoods ranked in the lowest Victorian tertile of relative disadvantage by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, an index that considers aspects of disadvantage such as residents’ income, education, motor vehicle access and employment. Results Results showed that irrespective of education, income and other key covariates, women who perceived poor availability and quality of fruit and vegetables in their local neighbourhood were more likely to perceive fruit and vegetables as expensive. Conclusions Our results suggest that perceptions of fruit and vegetable affordability are not driven exclusively by lack of financial or knowledge-related resources, but also by women's psychological response and interpretation of their local nutrition environment. Language eng Field of Research 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920206 Health Inequalities HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, Cambridge University Press Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30050156 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 21 Jan 2013, 14:51:42 EST Wed, 23 Jan 2013, 10:27:52 EST Wed, 23 Jan 2013, 10:31:10 EST Tue, 01 Oct 2013, 15:58:55 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 29 Abstract Views, 12 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 21 Jan 2013, 14:51:29 EST by Jane Moschetti

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